Epictetus (c. 55–c. 135 CE) was a freed slave who became an influential philosopher in the Greco-Roman world. His key teaching was that happiness is everywhere and always available to those who learn to love things as they are. His famous Manual, excerpts of which are produced here, emphasizes the virtues of equanimity, freedom from passion, and virtuous action.
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Epictetus Titles by Epictetus
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